Six was arrested on Friday just before midnight. He was pulled over at South Fountain Avenue and West Jefferson Street after a Springfield police officer noticed Six’s vehicle, “was operating without taillights,” the police report said.
“(Officer 1) identified the driver as Douglas D. Six,” the report said. “While speaking with Mr. Six, (officer 1) observed that Mr. Six had glassy eyes, slurred speech and an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person coming from his breath.”
The officer then asked Six where he was coming from, to which Six responded, “Mother Stewarts,” the report said. Mother Stewart’s Brewing Company is a brewery located in downtown Springfield.
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“(Officer 1) then asked Mr. Six how much he had to drink and he advised ‘six’,” the report said.
A Springfield Police Division sergeant and another officer then arrived on the scene and were advised of the situation, the report said.
“(Officer 2) asked Mr. Six how many drinks he had in the night and he stated ‘3’ but later stated that he had ‘4’,” the report said. “He advised (Officer 2) that he finished his last drink just prior to being stopped.”
Officers asked Six if he would submit to a standardized field sobriety test, to which he refused and was arrested, the report said. Six was read his Miranda Rights then transported to the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, where he was given a breath test, the report said.
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Meyer said due to Six’s now pending case, he is not allowed to operate county-owned vehicles until the court reinstates his driving privileges. Meyer did not comment explicitly about whether or not Six has been placed on leave.
“It is standard procedure for the department to conduct an internal investigation of the incident,” Meyer said. “The internal investigation would normally occur after the court case has concluded.”
Six appeared in on charges in Clark County Municipal Court on Monday, where he pleaded not guilty to OVI, a headlight violation and a taillight violation. A next court date in the case has not yet been scheduled.
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